 Hello and welcome to the International Daily Roundup with People's Test Patch where we bring you some of the top stories from across the globe. Let's take a look at today's headlines. Three months following the murder of George Floyd, protests intensify across the US. Libyan stage protests against poor living conditions and in-subtraction public services. Three coal miners killed in foreign-exiled mine blasts in Pakistan. Cambodian civil societies call for release of trade union leader. Attempts at political dialogue in Mali end without decision on transitional government. Anti-racism protests continue strongly across the US as the country marks a third month since George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis. Protests have intensified following the shooting of a man in the town of Kenosha in Wisconsin. Protesters have pointed out that the government has made very little attempts to address their demands, including reduction of funding of police. Some cities have reduced police budgets technically while not making any changes to substantial spending for the police. Many other key demands have not been addressed. For instance, the residents of Portland have been demanding the closure of a juvenile detention center, however the Trump administration responded by sending federal forces. Incidents of police violence have continued despite the police outrage. With the US elections in the pipeline, neither Biden nor Trump have taken up the core demands of the protesters. While Trump continues to bank on the protests to help him win this re-election, Biden has taken the position that funding for the police should be done according to the needs of the local community. Between 2013 and 2019, 7,666 people were killed by the police in the United States. 751 people have been killed in 2020 so far. Protesters have taken to the streets in two major cities of the conflicted in Libya, the capital Tripoli and the country's third largest city, Misrata. The protests are being held against the government of National Accord or the GNA led by Prime Minister Faisal Saraj. The protesters demanded that the government take steps to improve the living conditions and economic situation of ordinary Libyans. The protesters are also expressing their anger and frustration for the continually declining living conditions, massive shortages of water and petrol, long power cuts across the country and a chronic lack of other basic public services. On Sunday, a large protest demonstration was held in Tripoli in which thousands of ordinary Libyan citizens marched on the streets of the city and headed towards the city centre. On the way to the headquarters of the GNA, the protesters were met with armed men who fired in the air to scare away the protesters and break up the protests. Many are alleged that the government has siphoned off the money that was reportedly earmarked to be spent on the already under pressure and extremely fragile healthcare system in the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The country has until now reported 11,000 COVID-19 cases and around 200 deaths. The protesters claim the internationally recognised GNA for the wide range of problems currently plaguing the country. They are alleged that the corruption and economic mismanagement are behind the country's current economic state. The ongoing war in the country posed the 2011 NATO invasion has led to a complete collapse of the administration in various parts of the country. Stoppage of production has led to oil shortages resulting in constant blackouts. The Sunday announcement of a mutual ceasefire between the two warring sites, GNA and the Libyan National Army or the LNA led by General Khalifa Haftar, did raise hopes of an end to the conflict and an eventual resolution. However, shortly after the announcement, Haftar rejected the ceasefire, labelling it, a marketing stunt tried to accuse the GNA and its allies, such as Turkey, of trying to buy time so that they could catch the LNA off-guard. Pakistan witnessed its latest incident of mining casualties in Sunday in an explosion in Khayber Pakhtunkhwa's Oregzai mine. At least three coal miners were killed while 11 others were injured. Recent times have seen an increase in the number of coal mining accidents in Pakistan. The mine lease owners, along with their relevant authorities, continue to pressurize thousands of vulnerable miners to work without taking proper safety measures. Miners also accused the coal mine owners for forcing them to work for over 10 hours a day without adequate safety gear. Locals in the Oregzai's Boya area, including human rights activists, blame the mine owner, the contractor and the managers for the incident, alleging that the mine was in a dilapidated state when the incident took place. Abidyaar the coal mine workers' right association's president confirmed that the injured 11 miners continued to remain in a critical situation. As many as 100,000 workers are employed in 400 coal mines in Pakistan, as per the union estimates. Coal mine workers' rights association noted that miners in Pakistan usually begin work at the age of 13. And by the age of 30, these coal miners are forced into unemployment due to chronic respiratory illnesses, tuberculosis, loss of eyesight and other injuries. In Cambodia, dozens of supporters of jail trade unionists, Rong Chun, are holding demonstrations demanding his release. The demonstrations were held in the capital Phnom Penh on Monday and Tuesday. Chun, a teacher and president of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions or the CCU, was arrested on July 31st for allegedly causing incitement over landloss of farmers in border demarcations between Cambodia and Vietnam. The demonstrations began on Monday when dozens of members of the CCU submitted letters to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights or the OHCHR, Office Phnom Penh, calling for an intervention in his case, and the letter union members also called for an intervention on the crackdown of trade unionists and journalists by Cambodian authorities. Chun was arrested for organising demonstrations at the Cambodia-Vietnam border over a dispute on the demarcation lines. According to the CCU, many farmers in the bordering region of the Ban Khmer province have lost considerable lands after the border was demarcated in 2012 by the Government of Cambodia and Vietnam. Farmers have also complained that the Hun Sen government never paid heed to the grievances. M. Bunaretha, a member of the CCU, claimed that the demonstrations were not about the border demarcation but people's right to organise. In a statement to the media, he stated that the main purpose is to demand the release of Mr. Om Chun. What we are doing is based on the law and the fundamental rights that we have to peacefully assemble and what we are doing is not related to the border issue, as stated in some of the Hun Sen's message, he said. In Mali talks between the Ku leaders and West African mediators ended on Monday with no agreement on the transitional government, the country witnessed a military coup earlier this month which resulted in the arrest and resignation of Mali President Ibrahim Keeta. Ismail Wagh, the spokesman for Mali's National Committee for the Salvation of the People, told press conference that nothing has been decided with the Ecovast Mediation Team at no time there has been any talk of a government with a military majority. A CNSV representative later clarified that the Malians will take the final decision over who will rule the country through extensive consultation. The Ecovast delegation head, Goodluck Jonathan, stated that Keeta does not intend to return to power and that the former president wished for a quick transition to civilian rule. The country has been witnessing popular protests for the last two months against alleged corruption, presence of foreign troops and rising religious extremism. And this is all we have for this episode of The International Daily. Round up for more such stories and videos, visit our website, peoplesdispatch.org, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Thank you for watching.